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Monday, March 25, 2013

28. Jun holds biggest event yet, Meets with Jeremic

28. Jun holds biggest event yet, Meets with Jeremic

The largest 28. Jun humanitarian event was held last weekend in Milwaukee, WI with over $10,000 raised and over 1,000 people in attendance. The previous evening 28. Jun members met and received support from the President of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic and former U.S. congresswoman Melissa Bean.

The party/fundraiser was held at the presidential hall Sveti Sava in Milwaukee with guest folklore groups Bozur, Dukati i biseri, folklor i ansambl Oplenac, Gracanica, Avala, Soko i Sumadija providing entertainment for the evening. Suzana Bicanain and Kosovka Spreco were the main organizers and were very delighted with the outcome; "I am extremely honored to be a part of such an amazing humanitarian effort. The success of the event in Milwaukee showed us that the support is growing in the Serbian communities here in Chicago and Milwaukee for our young organization" Suzi, with Kosovka adding; "I'm thankful to God and everyone who participated and made this humanitarian party a success. This is the first time I was involved in an event of this magnitude and I'm very impressed and proud of the Serbian community."

All proceeds will go towards the 'Srpske zemlje, Srpski rod' project to send $5 mil in aid to Serbs in need. Two 10-ton containers filled with medical aid have been successfully delivered to Gracanica and Visegrad and the next container to Krajina is scheduled to depart in the next few weeks.